Amsted Automotive US-Based Manufacturing Minimizes Tariff Risks for Automakers
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Amsted Automotive leverages its global automotive manufacturing capabilities to maximize efficiencies and minimize costs for automakers. This includes 13 US-based manufacturing facilities producing the majority of Amsted Automotive's more than 100 million components and assemblies annually. Amsted Automotive has facilities in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Canada, producing parts to the same specifications and quality, allowing Amsted to supply customers in their region of production, minimizing cost and time.
'It has always been Amsted's strategy to manufacture in the customer's region,' said Bill Kerfin, President of Amsted Automotive. 'Having local engineering teams and manufacturing facilities improves efficiencies and minimizes costs, which is especially true today with quick-changing tariff policies.'
Amsted Automotive is comprised of these US-founded and based companies: Means Industries Inc., Transform Automotive LLC, SMW Manufacturing, and Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc., that engineer and manufacture components used by nearly every global automaker, as well as industrial manufacturing companies around the world.
These products and capabilities include electro-mechanical clutch solutions for electrified, hybrid and ICE propulsion systems; award-winning powder-metal technology; and market-leading metal-stamping and cold-forming and finishing capabilities. Amsted's range of experience includes gears, brake pistons, piston pins, suspension and chassis components, coupler components, road rehabilitation & milling/miner bits, electric motor housings, hybrid and EV battery trays, and more.
Burgess Norton has two facilities in Geneva, IL, and one in Beaver Dam, WI. Burgess Norton manufactures powder metal components and piston pins for automotive, commercial and industrial markets.
Means Industries has one facility in Saginaw, MI, and is a manufacturer of electro-mechanical clutches used in transmissions and e-axle disconnects for the automotive, commercial and industrial markets.
SMW Manufacturing has two facilities in Belleville, MI, one facility in Munith, MI, one facility in Taylor, MI, and one facility in Oxford, MS. SMW, a Burgess Norton company, manufactures cold-formed components for the automotive, industrial and commercial markets.
Transform Automotive has two facilities in Saginaw, MI, one facility in Sterling Heights, MI, and one facility in Shelby Township, MI. Transform manufactures advanced metal formed components for automotive, commercial and industrial markets.
About Amsted Automotive
In 2021, Amsted Automotive brought together Means Industries Inc., Transform Automotive, SMW Manufacturing, and Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co., Inc. to form a new and innovative technology team. The integration provides an expanded global presence with 21 facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia to serve the global automotive, off-highway and mining industries with a robust manufacturing footprint, producing over 100 million components and assemblies annually. The team combines design and engineering expertise, strategically aligned to be a leader in precision products and efficiency solutions for electrified, hybrid and ICE propulsion systems. Amsted Automotive plays an integral role in global automatic transmissions designed and manufactured in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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